Ophionereis schayeri Schayer's Brittle Star

Ophionereis schayeri is commonly referred to as Schayer's Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

16897 

AphiaID:

243889 

Scientific:

Ophionereis schayeri 

German:

Schayers Schlangenstern 

English:

Schayer's Brittle Star 

Category:

Brittle stars 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Amphilepidida (Order) > Ophionereididae (Family) > Ophionereis (Genus) > schayeri (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Müller & Troschel, ), 1844 

Occurrence:

Australia, Chile, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia), the Kermadec Islands 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 180 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

0.79" - 5.91" (2,5cm - 15cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Detritus, Plankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Ophionereis albomaculata
• Ophionereis amphilogus
• Ophionereis andamanensis
• 
  Ophionereis annulata
  Gebänderter-Schlangenstern
• Ophionereis australis
• Ophionereis degeneri
• 
  Ophionereis diabloensis
  Schlangenstern
• Ophionereis dolabriformis
• Ophionereis eurybrachiplax
• 
  Ophionereis fasciata
  Schlangenstern
• Ophionereis fusca
• Ophionereis hexactis
• Ophionereis intermedia
• Ophionereis lineata
• Ophionereis novaezelandiae
• Ophionereis olivacea
• Ophionereis perplexa
• 
  Ophionereis porrecta
  Gestreifter Schlangenstern
• 
  Ophionereis reticulata
  Schlangenstern
• Ophionereis sasakii
• 
  Ophionereis schayeri
  Schayers Schlangenstern
• Ophionereis semoni
• Ophionereis sexradia
• Ophionereis squamulosa
• Ophionereis sykesi
• Ophionereis thryptica
• Ophionereis tigris
• Ophionereis variegata
• Ophionereis vittata
• Ophionereis vivipara
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ophionereis dubia dubia
  Gestreifter Schlangenstern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-10-23 16:09:13 

Last edit:

2024-10-23 16:11:45 

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